Taro
E33651
Taro is a common Japanese male given name, often written with kanji meaning "eldest son" or similar traditional connotations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matz | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese masculine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| ageAssociation | more common in older generations than in recent births ⓘ |
| commonMeaning |
eldest son
ⓘ
first son ⓘ |
| culturalUsage | traditional Japanese naming for first-born sons ⓘ |
| exampleCompositeName |
Kentarō
ⓘ
Tarō ⓘ
surface form:
Kōtarō
Shintaro ⓘ
surface form:
Shintarō
|
| genderAssociation | male ⓘ |
| IPA | /taɾoː/ ⓘ |
| kanjiVariant |
多朗
ⓘ
太朗 ⓘ 太郎 ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Japanese ⓘ |
| nameCategory |
common Japanese male name
ⓘ
traditional Japanese name ⓘ |
| nameElement | "tarō" (太郎) ⓘ |
| nameLength | two morae in Japanese pronunciation ⓘ |
| nameSuffixRole | can appear as a suffix in male given names ⓘ |
| popularityRegion | Japan ⓘ |
| romanizationSystem | Hepburn ⓘ |
| romanizedForm |
Taro
self-link
ⓘ
Tarō ⓘ |
| scriptUsage | can be written in kana for stylistic reasons ⓘ |
| semanticComponent | "rō" (郎) meaning "son" or "man" ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
hiragana
ⓘ
kanji ⓘ katakana ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Matz
subject surface form:
Taro Kono